The Tamil nadu State Government has moved an appeal before a division Bench of the Madras High Court, seeking to set aside a single judge's order for a CBI probe into the Tiruoattur sandalwood
The closure of tanneries during 1996-97 in the wake of orders of the Supreme Court seriously affected the turnover of the Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (TALCO) but made little difference
Nearly a year after the Assistant drug Controller of India cautioned hospitals about possible contamination of intravenous fluids, a city hospital has reported visible contamination of the IV fluid
A Rs. 455.30 crores agricultural development project has been forwarded to the Centre for approval for getting World Bank assistance, the Agriculture Minister, Mr. Veerapandi Arumugam, told the
The Forest Department will hold a national level seminar on the theme "Forests for the people" to mark the golden jubilee of Independence as well as its 150th anniversary in
The Forest department proposes to double its protected forest area from the present 6000 sq km and has sought the sanction of the Ministry of Environment and Forests to declare eight areas in the
In wake of th stringent implementation of the pollution control norms, the fate of about 100 dyeing and bleaching units in Tirupur hangs in the balance. As these units have not taken any measure to
The Voluntary Health Services (VHS), Chennai, has planned to launch six STD/HIV/AIDS control and intervention projects among the commercial sex workers at various places in the State at an estimated
One hundred and sixty six bonded labourers were freed today in Thanjavur district, thanks to the efforts taken by the district administration. Following the Supreme Court order, voluntary
With a view to give a fillip to the setting up of biomass power projects in the country, the Union Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources has launched a taluk-level study and also revised the
